Although strictly speaking a film about bombers most of the drama is derived from the interaction of the characters, who you genuinely care about. When at the finale (SLIGHT SPOILER COMING:) we finally see a bomb raid over Germany the film still concentrates on the crew rather than the planes.
Philip Leacock directs with his usual sensitivity, while Dirk Bogarde gives an early example of his power to convey passion beneath a buttoned-down exterior. Dinah Sheridan provides an attractive heroine as the delightfully named Eve Canyon. Further down the cast list Bryan Forbes is one of many who gives a poignant performance, but was his harmonica playing on the soundtrack actually his own?
Philip Leacock directs with his usual sensitivity, while Dirk Bogarde gives an early example of his power to convey passion beneath a buttoned-down exterior. Dinah Sheridan provides an attractive heroine as the delightfully named Eve Canyon. Further down the cast list Bryan Forbes is one of many who gives a poignant performance, but was his harmonica playing on the soundtrack actually his own?